Bismuth encephalopathy- a rare complication of long-standing use of bismuth subsalicylate

BACKGROUND: Drugs containing bismuth, although usually safe, may rarely cause neurotoxicity. CASE PRESENTATION: We describe the case of a 44-year-old woman treated with bismuth subsalicylate for about 20 years, who developed abnormal behaviour and postural instability in two weeks. On examination, s...

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Autores principales: Borbinha, Cláudia, Serrazina, Filipa, Salavisa, Manuel, Viana-Baptista, Miguel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6714398/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31464594
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12883-019-1437-9

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6714398/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31464594
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12883-019-1437-9

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